The Library

This sweet biography tells the story of Elizabeth Brown, who is a role model for all book lovers. Her story is told in flowing rhyme and expressive illustrations, making it a pleasure to read aloud. The simple watercolors are framed by informative line drawings and filled with surprises and supplementary characters, some so subtle you might miss them on your first read. But on subsequent readings, their antics will have everyone laughing and looking more closely.

‘The Library’ serves multiple purposes in a family library: sharing the biography of a real-life philanthropist, celebrating a deep love of books and reading, applauding differences seen as ‘nerdy’ in some circles, inspiring smiles and giggles, recognizing the value in repeated readings, and filling little ears with words to grow broad vocabularies. This is one to own and share regularly.

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I am a speech-language pathologist. I have 25 years of experience working in varied settings including schools, hospitals and private practice. I specialize in literacy and early intervention.
I am passionate about empowering communities, children and caregivers to be excellent communicators. Reading, writing, listening and speaking are powerful skills worth nurturing. I love helping people implement research-based techniques to maximize personal growth and reach individual goals.
Curiosity about what tools and information exist, how families use books and what additional information they need and want drives me. I search for great books and information in hopes of understanding and contributing to the growth of the field of emergent literacy and family empowerment.